Indeni Petroleum Ndola Refinery
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Summary Information

  • Ownership: Zambian Government
  • Website:
  • Location: Ndola City, Zambia
  • Capacity: 1.2 million tons/annum & 24,000 bbl/day
  • Nelson Complexity:
  • Refining Depth:

Brief Description

  • A very small and simple refinery

Refining Units

  • Atmospheric Distillation
  • Vacuum Distillation - 2,400 bpd
  • Reforming unit - 214,000 Mts/Annum
  • Hydrotreatment
    • Naphtha
    • Kerosene
  • Asphalt Blower - 38,000 t/y

Terminal Capacity

  • Crude Oil:
  • Refined Products:

Crude Supply

  • Crude is recieved at a terminal in Dar-es-Salaam (Tanzania), and delivered to the refinery by the TAZAMA Pipeline.

Products Produced

  • Unleaded Petrol, Automotive Gas Oil, Industrial Kerosene, Domestic Kerosene, Jet A-1, Liquefied Petroleum Gas, Reformate, Fuel Oil, Asphalt

Ongoing Projects

  • The Zambian Government is considering selling 50% of the shares to a strategic investor

Other Information

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History

  • 1973 - Refinery commisioned, It was designed by SNAMPROGETTI, an Italian company
  • 2002 - Total acquired a 50% stake from ENI
  • 2009 - Total sold 50% to the government of Zambia

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